Old-Fashioned Applesauce Stack Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/3 c. sugar
3/4 c. vegetable shortening
3 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. nutmeg
5 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. soda
1 c. dark corn syrup
1 3/4 c. buttermilk
flour to make a stiff dough

Preparation

Cream together sugar and shortening; add eggs and beat well. Stir in vanilla, corn syrup and buttermilk.
Sift together the spices, baking powder, soda and 3 cups of the flour.
Add gradually to creamed mixture, beating smooth each time.
Knead in more flour slowly to make stiff dough.
Roll out 1/8-inch thick on lightly floured board.
Cut in circles the size of dinner plate.
Bake each layer at 425\u00b0 until golden brown.
Cover each layer liberally with applesauce before adding next layer.
Let cake stand at room temperature until cold; wrap well in heavy foil and refrigerate at least 24 hours before serving.